Council

Pumpkin Festival Query Sparks Anger

Pumpkin Festival Query Sparks Anger

The South Burnett Regional Council’s support for the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival – an event held in neighbouring Gympie Council’s region – sparked angry exchanges at Wednesday’s council meeting in Kingaroy.

Council Delays CBD Upgrade

Council Delays CBD Upgrade

South Burnett Regional Council will not begin construction work on Kingaroy’s CBD upgrade this year but planning for the project will still go ahead.

Ratepayers Win Six-Week Extension

Ratepayers Win Six-Week Extension

All South Burnett ratepayers have been given a six-week extension in the discount period for their latest rates notice after agitation by a recently formed ratepayers’ group.

Council To Consult On Tourist Guide

Council To Consult On Tourist Guide

The South Burnett Regional Council will consult on Wednesday with tourism operators about the recent release of its “Let’s Go South Burnett” tourist publication.

Council Ideas Receive Funding

Council Ideas Receive Funding

South Burnett Regional Council will receive funding to develop a regional Water and Wastewater Strategy under Round 2 of the State Government’s Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program.

Council Sets Baiting Dates

Council Sets Baiting Dates

South Burnett Regional Council, in conjunction with Biosecurity Queensland, is organising another round of wild dog and feral pig baiting in the region.

Deadline For Community Grants

Deadline For Community Grants

Not-for-profit groups in Yarraman and Cooyar have just a day left to apply for funding under Round 1 of Toowoomba Regional Council’s community grants scheme.

Council May Resubmit CBD Proposal

Council May Resubmit CBD Proposal

The South Burnett Regional Council will resubmit its application for a $2 million contribution towards Kingaroy’s CBD upgrade project to the next round of the Building Better Regions fund.

$280,000 To Help Kids On Bail

$280,000 To Help Kids On Bail

Youth Justice Minister Di Farmer travelled to Cherbourg on Wednesday morning to announce a new $280,000 bail support program for the town to help keep local young people charged with offences out of youth detention centres.

Toowoomba Aiming For Best Water Win

Toowoomba Aiming For Best Water Win

Toowoomba Regional Council is aiming to take home a gong for having the tastiest water in Queensland when it competes in the state finals of the Ixom Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test.

Cherbourg Is A Good News Story

Cherbourg Is A Good News Story

Cherbourg has copped a lot of rubbishing lately … which isn’t fair to the vast majority of the residents of the town or its hard-working local Council.

Road Complaints Down?

Road Complaints Down?

While the number of customer complaints relating to roads appears to have fallen during the past year, it is unclear how many were resolved and how long it took to resolve them.

Dog Blitz Nabs Hundreds

Dog Blitz Nabs Hundreds

An annual dog inspection program being run by the South Burnett Regional Council is finding between 20 and 30 unregistered dogs every day.

Free Cycling Programs For Women

Free Cycling Programs For Women

The South Burnett Regional Council will begin running a free 10-week program on the South Burnett Rail Trail soon to encourage more women and girls to take up cycling.